Season: 2015/6 Season
2015/6 Season
Hunters Cov 2 vs Aerotech Labs 3
Hunters 2nd team (Coventry League) hosted Aerotech Labs 3 this week. Simon Piercy captained as David Pugh couldn’t make it, and Phil Lindley was brought into the team as Antonio wasn’t available.
Phil paired with Lee Rickard as first pair, and took a good victory 21-18, 21-18 against a strong first pair. Simon paired with Neil Porter with a more straightforward 21-6, 21-15 win in the second.
With Aerotech’s final player running late, matches were shuffled around to accommodate. Next up Hunters third pair, Mark Loraine and Callum Gallagher took on Aerotech’s second pair, and despite dropping the first game, won the decider 21-18. With three games won already, Aerotech’s latecomers got underway, but couldn’t make inroads and Hunters won the fourth; Simon and Neil stepped up to secure the fifth and the match.
With the match won already, Hunters pressed the advantage and only dropped one rubber to give a convincing 8-1 victory.
Hunters 2 vs St Philips 2
Hunters Rugby 2nd team, playing in their first competitive match of the season, hosted some familiar faces from St Philips 2nd team. Steve Turner and Simon Piercy played first for Hunters, taking on Pete Martin and Arthur Male of St Philips. Hunters took the first game with a convincing 21-10 score, but St Philips won the second game 16-21, before Hunters took the deciding game 21-11 to secure the rubber. Meanwhile the Hunters pair of Lee Rickard and Neil Porter had a more straightforward win over league veterans Rob Fowler and Mark Hope, securing the rubber 21-12, 21-14. From that point onwards Hunters found a good run of form, and the remaining rubbers all went in favour of the Hunters team. A good start for Hunters 2 – but there will be much tougher games ahead against the league’s first teams.